"Brazil has achieved an important place on the world stage. This program surveys the nation's culture and religion while exploring cities, rivers, forests, and other features of the vibrant Brazilian landscape. It also spotlights uniquely Brazilian experiences through profiles of individual citizens. These include a regatao or river trader who travel deep into the rain forest; a teenage maid who dreams of playing professional soccer; an Afro-Brazilian boy whose capoeira lessons have turned his life around; a peao or cowhand who longs to be a famous rodeo rider; a female Sao Paulo helicopter pilot chasing success in a male-dominated field; and a young girl taking part in Holy Week festivities in the old mining town of Ouro Preto." --Container.